♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kathakali…. kathakali…
Kathakali….hoi kathakali…
Kathakali…. haa
Jack and jill kittum aadikkittu
Kathakali aadikittu
Mathalatha pola vandha
Naena doy….
Iva vethalaiya pottukkittu
Maadi mela yerikittu
Ambalaiya thedi vandha
Thaena doy…
Adi panganapalli
Pada padakalli
Bambara kannaa theettaadhae
Oru sakkara valli
Oru sada velli
Kulu kulu iduppai aattaadhae
En kannakuzhiyil konjam
Mutham nirappiMale :Aaha
Female :Oru chinna pillaiyaai
Avanai neechal poda vaippen
Nuni viralaal avanai sundi izhuthu
En noolin idaiyil
Sutri katti pottu vaippenae
Kathakali…. kathakali…
Kathakali….aa haa eehae kathakali…
Hey eli vaala illa puli vaala
Nee pompalai koottathu adiyaala..aa
Female :Hey vidamaatten
Hey vidamaatten hmm hmm
Vidamaatten vidamaatten
Tha tatata tatatatata
Tharamaatten tharamaaten
Naan tharamaatten selladi kalli
Vasaiyena solli vaithu
Paadangal sollven
Azhagiya iravugal
Kadhaigalai sollven
Kadavulae kaappaathu
Kadavulae kadavulae….
Kadavulae hoi
Kathakali…. kathakali…
Kathakali….kathakali…
Kathakali…. haa
Jack and jill kittum aadikkittu
Kathakali aadikittu
Mathalatha pola vandha
Naena doy….
Thaiyum thaiyum
Thaiyum thaiyum tha tha
Thaiyum thaiyum
Thaiyum thaiyum tha tha
Thaiyum thaiyum tha tha tha
Thaiyum thaiyum tha tha tha
{Naadagamaadaadhae
Nee kuchipudi aadaadhae} (2)
Naadagam kuchipudi
Aadaadhae aadaadhae
Kathakali…. kathakali…
Kathakali….kathakali…
Samiyara illai mamiyaara
Saroshki dhar bul bulthara
Female :Hmm mm mmm mmm
Ravi varma oh ravi varma…
Hmm mm mmm mmm
Ravi varma oviyam naanae
Ka kaka kagagaga
Ka kaka kagagaga
Kajurahoo kajurahoo
Kajurahoo sirpam naanae
Koondukkullae kiliyaakki
Pazham thandhu paarppen
Kattil meedhu chinnanchiru
Bommai aakki paarppen
Male :Kaavi katti poren naan
Sadugudu sadugudu vidu vidu
Vidu vidu
Kathakali…. haa
Jack and jill kittum aadikkittu
Kathakali aadikittu
Mathalatha pola vandha
Naena doy….
Iva vethalaiya pottukkittu
Maadi mela yerikittu
Ambalaiya thedi vandha
Thaena doy…
Kathakali…. kathakali…
Kathakali…aa kathakali…haa
Kathakali... Kathakali...
Kathakali... hoy Kathakali...
Kathakali... ha!
Dancing alongside Jack and Jill,
Dancing the Kathakali,
Rumbling in like a drumbeat,
Here I come!
Chewing on betel leaf,
Climbing up to the terrace,
In search of a man,
Here she comes!
Hey, sweet Banganapalli mango girl,
You fluttery tease,
Don't spin those sharp spinning-top eyes!
Sweet as a sweet potato,
Bright as pure silver,
Don't shake that cool waist!
Filling my dimple with
A kiss... Male: Aha!
Female: Like a little child,
I'll make him swim in it!
Snapping my fingertips to pull him close,
Around my thread-thin waist,
I will tie him up and keep him!
Kathakali... Kathakali...
Kathakali... aaha eehey Kathakali...
Hey, is it a rat's tail or a tiger's tail?
Are you a henchman in a gang of women?
Female: Hey, I won't let you go!
Hey, I won't let you go, mm mm!
I won't let go, I won't let go!
Tha thadadada thadhathadada
I won't give in, I won't give in!
I won't give in, go away, you rogue!
Pretending to scold you,
I will teach you lessons!
On beautiful nights,
I will tell you stories!
God, save me!
Oh God, oh God...
Oh God, hoy!
Kathakali... Kathakali...
Kathakali... Kathakali...
Kathakali... ha!
Dancing alongside Jack and Jill,
Dancing the Kathakali,
Rumbling in like a drumbeat,
Here I come!
Thaiyum thaiyum
Thaiyum thaiyum tha tha
Thaiyum thaiyum
Thaiyum thaiyum tha tha
Thaiyum thaiyum tha tha tha
Thaiyum thaiyum tha tha tha
Don't put on an act,
Don't you dance Kuchipudi!
Drama, Kuchipudi,
Don't dance them, don't perform!
Kathakali... Kathakali...
Kathakali... Kathakali...
Are you an ascetic or a mother-in-law?
Saroshki dhar bulbul dhara
Female: Mm mm mmm mmm
Ravi Varma, oh Ravi Varma...
Mm mm mmm mmm
I am a painting by Ravi Varma!
Ka kakka kagagaga
Ka kakka kagagaga
Khajuraho, Khajuraho...
I am a sculpture from Khajuraho!
Turning you into a parrot in a cage,
I'll feed you fruit and watch you!
On the bed, like a tiny
Little doll, I'll play with you!
Male: I'll wear saffron robes and run away!
Sadhugudu sadhugudu, let go, let go!
Let go, let go!
Kathakali... ha!
Dancing alongside Jack and Jill,
Dancing the Kathakali,
Rumbling in like a drumbeat,
Here I come!
Chewing on betel leaf,
Climbing up to the terrace,
In search of a man,
Here she comes!
Kathakali... Kathakali...
Kathakali... ah Kathakali... ha!
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